Treenway Silks | Sari Silk Series

Tassel made with sari strips & silk cocoon

Necklace made with recycled silk yarn & other materials

We have a variety of brilliant recycled sari silks from a women's cooperative in India.

India is a land of little waste and a master of recycling. Things of all manner are used and given a renewed life in another form after it is worn out from its first use or by-products are creatively made into other useful products.

The women's group that prepares these products hails from eastern India. The yarn is made from scrap silk produced as a by-product of sari manufacturing. The yarns are handspun by drop spindle, charka or wheel. The spinning is often an outdoor village occupation, so there may be the odd bit of leaf or straw caught up in the yarn which is easily removed while you are working. Making these products enables the women to earn much needed income from their cottage industry.

There is a kaleidoscope of colours within each package. Blues and greens and yellows and oranges are gaily mixed together. They do not come in specific colourways. The colourful fabrics and yarns will give all your fibre work a lush, exotic edge, whether it is weaving, quilting, silk fusion, jewellery or surface design. The four different sari silks are available individually.

The recycled silk yarn, recycled sari yarn and silk ribbon are available in full skeins for larger projects. Please inquire.

SARI STRIPS
Each package has approx 2-3 yards of 2 or 3 strips of beautiful silk sari fabric. The strips can be ironed or left wild and fluffy. The width of the strips varies from 2.5" to 9". Our first experiments have been with silk fusion and exotic tassels. We look forward to seeing what you do with this exciting new acquisition. Colours vary. $4.95 / package (approx $4.60 US) $81.00 / kg
SARI RIBBON
Strips of silk sari approx ½" – 1" wide have been sewn together to make one continuous kaleidoscope of woven silk ribbon. Each 5 yard package has multiple colours. We are in the process of using the ribbon as weft for a woven silk bedside rug. We can't wait to put our feet on it. What a great gift to yourself or someone special. Colours vary. $4.95 / package (approx $4.60 US) $91.50 / kg – Approximately 100g / skein (45 yards)
SARI YARN
Strips of multicoloured sari fabric has been spun with silk fibre to make a firm and vivid yarn. Our experiments are with jewelry right now. 5 yards each. Colours vary. $4.95 / package (approx $4.60 US) $83.50 / kg – Approximately 100g / skein (80 yards)
RECYCLED SILK YARN
Recycled silk fibres are handspun into a vibrant and textured yarn. Because there are no dye lots, no two skeins are exactly alike. We have used this yarn to make cord, hang tassels and fused into silk fusion to provide texture. Approximately 10 yards. Colours vary. $4.95 / package (approx $4.60 US) $105.50 / kg – Approximately 100g / skein (60 yards)